Woj: Donovan Mitchell to Cavs

[Roy H.]

Three #1s, two pick swaps. More to come.

[Moranis]

3 unprotected 1sts and 2 swaps has been reported

[Moranis]

Sexton, Markkanen, Agbaji, 3 unprotected 1sts and 2 swaps

[Donoghus]

Wow.

[Roy H.]

Full trade: Utah is trading Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland for Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks and two pick swaps, sources tell ESPN.

Pretty good for Utah.

[nickagneta]

From a middle of the pack team like Cleveland, that's a haul.

[liam]

Sexton, Markkanen, Agbaji, 3 unprotected 1sts and 2 swaps

It's a haul...

[Donoghus]

Full trade: Utah is trading Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland for Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks and two pick swaps, sources tell ESPN.

Pretty good for Utah.

Absolutely. 

[Moranis]

From a middle of the pack team like Cleveland, that's a haul.

I'm not sure how good that will be.  The Cavs are very young and should now be an upper echelon team for the entire 5 years of those picks.  No one wanted Sexton so I'm not sure his value, though he is obviously a talented scorer if he reverts back to form.  He is basically a lesser version of Mitchell.  Markkanen is what he is at this point and Agbaji is a mid-round draft pick.  Presumably Utah is going to be worse than Cleveland, so the question really is, are any of the 3 draft picks going to be any good.  I'd bet that none are lottery picks unless they are really far into the future.  The years on those will be important.

[Roy H.]

From a middle of the pack team like Cleveland, that's a haul.

I'm not sure how good that will be.  The Cavs are very young and should now be an upper echelon team for the entire 5 years of those picks.  No one wanted Sexton so I'm not sure his value, though he is obviously a talented scorer if he reverts back to form.  He is basically a lesser version of Mitchell.  Markkanen is what he is at this point and Agbaji is a mid-round draft pick.  Presumably Utah is going to be worse than Cleveland, so the question really is, are any of the 3 draft picks going to be any good.  I'd bet that none are lottery picks unless they are really far into the future.  The years on those will be important.

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
4 minutes ago
looks like the picks from Cle would have to be '25, '27, '29

[Celtics2021]

Sexton is getting 4 years, $72 million as part of the deal.

[BringToughnessBack]

Danny is one of the best traders ever. Right behind some legends.

Utah is stocked for a decade.

[Moranis]

From a middle of the pack team like Cleveland, that's a haul.

I'm not sure how good that will be.  The Cavs are very young and should now be an upper echelon team for the entire 5 years of those picks.  No one wanted Sexton so I'm not sure his value, though he is obviously a talented scorer if he reverts back to form.  He is basically a lesser version of Mitchell.  Markkanen is what he is at this point and Agbaji is a mid-round draft pick.  Presumably Utah is going to be worse than Cleveland, so the question really is, are any of the 3 draft picks going to be any good.  I'd bet that none are lottery picks unless they are really far into the future.  The years on those will be important.

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
4 minutes ago
looks like the picks from Cle would have to be '25, '27, '29

That makes it better for Utah.  Picks that far into the future could certainly be very good, though the Cavs could have their whole core that entire time. 

[Moranis]

Sexton is getting 4 years, $72 million as part of the deal.

That seems like a great deal for the Jazz.  He could certainly far out play that sort of contract assuming he is back to full health and didn't lose a step.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

If you wanted to get the draft picks of the worst run organizations in the NBA, who would you target?

Minnesota, Knicks, Cleveland, and maybe Orlando.

Ainge, you cheeky business man.